Top baby names in Illinois, 1998
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,179 |
| 2 | Samantha | 1,013 |
| 3 | Jessica | 967 |
| 4 | Alexis | 930 |
| 5 | Ashley | 852 |
| 6 | Hannah | 850 |
| 7 | Sarah | 803 |
| 8 | Taylor | 752 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 700 |
| 10 | Alyssa | 641 |
| 11 | Lauren | 638 |
| 12 | Megan | 621 |
| 13 | Jennifer | 592 |
| 14 | Kayla | 589 |
| 15 | Abigail | 580 |
| 16 | Madison | 579 |
| 17 | Nicole | 542 |
| 18 | Rachel | 539 |
| 19 | Emma | 526 |
| 20 | Brianna | 494 |
| 20 | Stephanie | 494 |
| 22 | Amanda | 472 |
| 22 | Olivia | 472 |
| 24 | Jasmine | 471 |
| 25 | Allison | 452 |
| 26 | Alexandra | 445 |
| 27 | Katherine | 437 |
| 28 | Morgan | 425 |
| 29 | Brittany | 410 |
| 30 | Julia | 401 |
| 31 | Victoria | 399 |
| 32 | Grace | 391 |
| 32 | Rebecca | 391 |
| 34 | Anna | 383 |
| 35 | Sydney | 375 |
| 36 | Natalie | 374 |
| 37 | Madeline | 350 |
| 38 | Danielle | 343 |
| 39 | Destiny | 341 |
| 40 | Haley | 336 |
| 41 | Vanessa | 332 |
| 42 | Maria | 331 |
| 43 | Michelle | 326 |
| 44 | Amber | 317 |
| 45 | Kaitlyn | 313 |
| 46 | Paige | 302 |
| 47 | Mary | 293 |
| 48 | Erin | 290 |
| 49 | Melissa | 281 |
| 50 | Gabrielle | 274 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,933 |
| 2 | Jacob | 1,648 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,525 |
| 4 | Nicholas | 1,388 |
| 5 | Daniel | 1,277 |
| 6 | Joshua | 1,150 |
| 7 | Joseph | 1,112 |
| 8 | Andrew | 1,052 |
| 9 | Brandon | 1,022 |
| 10 | Christopher | 1,003 |
| 11 | John | 979 |
| 12 | Tyler | 977 |
| 13 | Anthony | 976 |
| 14 | Ryan | 955 |
| 15 | David | 940 |
| 16 | Alexander | 916 |
| 17 | Zachary | 909 |
| 18 | Austin | 859 |
| 19 | James | 837 |
| 20 | Kyle | 806 |
| 21 | Justin | 753 |
| 22 | William | 743 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 740 |
| 24 | Kevin | 660 |
| 25 | Thomas | 650 |
| 26 | Samuel | 644 |
| 27 | Robert | 632 |
| 28 | Jose | 619 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 593 |
| 30 | Christian | 590 |
| 31 | Nathan | 578 |
| 32 | Jordan | 564 |
| 33 | Dylan | 559 |
| 34 | Eric | 556 |
| 35 | Brian | 541 |
| 36 | Noah | 508 |
| 37 | Ethan | 488 |
| 38 | Jack | 468 |
| 39 | Adam | 432 |
| 40 | Aaron | 407 |
| 41 | Patrick | 405 |
| 42 | Sean | 398 |
| 43 | Luis | 377 |
| 44 | Jason | 376 |
| 45 | Juan | 374 |
| 46 | Timothy | 373 |
| 47 | Charles | 372 |
| 48 | Cameron | 365 |
| 49 | Connor | 350 |
| 50 | Alex | 331 |